Shelby Hardware, formerly Mr. Hardware, located on Midland Trail next to Speedway, is no more.

The store’s owner, Ron Manno, was not available for comment, but the owner of the building, Matthew Andrews, owner of Andrews Pharmacy, the other business that occupies the front of the building, said the hardware store closed in April.

“They just went out altogether,” he said. “I think they just kind of got tired. They didn’t have a terrible business, but they weren’t making as much money as they used to.”

The National Institute for Metalworking Skills recently announced the accreditation of the Computerized Manufacturing and Machining Program at the Shelby County Area Technology Center.

Formed in 1994 by the metalworking trade associations to develop and maintain a globally competitive workforce, NIMS sets skills standards for the industry, certifies individual skills against the standards and accredits training programs that meet NIMS quality requirements.

If you’re thinking of getting some fireworks for the 4th of July holiday, you better get cracking. Stands around town are selling out quickly, with most dealers saying they will be out of merchandise by July 4th, and possibly even before.

And that’s not unusual.

Over the last decade, consumer fireworks sales have increased by more than 28 percent, rising from $587 million to more than $755 million in 2015.